Dismissed
The appeal for additional payment for the cost of non-VA medical services provided on November 25, 2019, was dismissed due to Conifer Health Solutions not being a proper claimant.
The deciding factor: Conifer Health Solutions is neither a health care provider nor a representative of West Suburban Medical Center or the Veteran, and thus did not have the authority to file an NOD.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24071878
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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